On Borrowed Time : How World War Ii Began

by Leonard Mosley Publisher : Random House Year : 1969 Edition : First Printing : First Pages : 510 Condition : Near Fine Binding : Hardcover Dust Jacket : Yes Signed : Yes Price : $124.95

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Random House, 1969. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Excellent condition, original dust jacket in very good condition not price clipped.. A narrative account of the days between the Munich Agreement in 1938 and the outbreak of war in September 1939. Mosley knew and interviewed Hitler, Goering, Daladier, Mussolini, Benes and many of Neville Chamberlain's closest advisers. From the obscure "incident at Eger" which opens this book, to the savage provocation on the Polish border which was the immediate excuse for the opening shots of World War II, "On Borrowed Time" is the fascinating story of how Europe drifted slowly but inexorably into war in the portentous days between the Munich Agreement in September 1938 and the invasion of Poland in September 1939. This highly dramatic and detailed narrative of the diplomatic, political and military maneuvers during the climactic years is a study in the vanity and tragic folly of Europe's Allied leadership; indeed, this handful of men seemed to have a genius for giving in to Hitler and standing up to him at precisely the wrong moments. It is Mr. Mosley's thesis that if the appeasement of Germany had ceased earlier, a world war might have been averted; weakness and hypocrisy on the part of the British and French, and the arrogance and stubbornness of the Poles tipped the scales. The chief dramatis personae of "On Borrowed Time" are: Chamberlain, Churchill, Anthony Eden and Sir Horace Wilson of England; Edouard Daladier and Georges Bonnet of France; Mussolini and Ciano of Italy; FDR, Lindbergh and Ambassador Kennedy of the United States; Adolf Hitler, Goring, Lord Halifax, Von Ribbentrop and the General Staff of Germany; Benes and Masaryk of Czechoslovakia; Colonel Beck of Poland; and Stalin, Molotov and Voroshilov of the U.S.S.R. Signed by Author. (Includes wrapper bank laid-in from Marshall Field book signing.) Multitude of maps, photographs and map endpages. 510 pages.



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